I'm not saying this is true, and it does have more than a hint of propoganda. But Ukraine does have an intelligence service, and the very first place they are likely to target is Russia. It isn&… (View Post)

I get what you're saying here, but the road to unconditional surrender is long and hard - there's a lot more horror and death to get there. It sticks in the throat to give Russia and Putin … (View Post)

Punters like a longshot win, but sometimes the boring, predictable outcome is every bit as boringly predictable as it looks. The polling on Macron is really stable. He isn't popular - indeed con… (View Post)

I broadly agree that a major comeback for the Lib Dems in the SW will be difficult and slow, BUT there may well be a degree of reversion to the mean in 2024 as Brexit continues to recede as a definin… (View Post)

Putin did get a fair amount from Trump including a reasonably free hand in Syria, very little pushback on election interference and cyber-security, a shift in the attitude of Republican voters in fav… (View Post)